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SEN General Teaching Assistant

Date posted : 05/08/16

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Experienced SEN Support Assistant Required for Specialist Schools in Wakefield

  • Are you passionate about supporting students with SEN?
  • Great rates of daily pay ranging from £55 - £65 dependent on experience
  • CDP opportunities such as Team Teach and Moving and Handling

Teaching Personnel are working closely with a Specialist SEN School in Wakefield and we are now looking to recruit teaching assistants that are experienced or who have an interest in teaching children who are on the Autistic spectrum and have associated behaviours. Your role will also include supporting pupils requiring additional support with communication, including those pupils with a mechanical system of communication and PECS. You may also be required to use British Sign Language and/or Makaton, (a form of sign language for SEN pupils) so training in either of these would be beneficial.



You will have strong interpersonal skills in order to communicate with families, carers and a multidisciplinary team of teaching staff, social workers, speech and language therapists and educational psychologists. You will be organised, patient and confident, with an understanding of meeting the social, emotional and mental health needs of young people with Special Educational Needs.

Please call Sarah for more information on 0113 224 0234 or email on sarah.franks@teachingpersonnel.com

Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All candidates applying to jobs through Teaching Personnel must undertake or have undertaken an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS- Full assistance provided (AGY).

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